Youths and vigilance group members in Michika and Madagali local government
areas of Adamawa State on Tuesday night killed about 80 Boko Haram insurgents
fleeing the areas. The insurgents, who had been wreaking havoc on some boundary
communities in Adamawa and Borno states, were said to have run into the bush
after running out of arms and ammunition. It was gathered that normalcy had
returned to the the LGAs with troops stationed in strategic places.
A resident of Michika, Vandi Joseph, told journalists on Wednesday in
Yola, that the insurgents were overpowered by youths and vigilantes
who shot them to death. He said, As I am speaking to you, our youths and
vigilance group members ambushed and killed over 80 insurgents who escaped from
soldiers and hid themselves in the bush. Our youths and vigilantes saw them and
killed them. Meanwhile, the Mubi Emirate Council of Adamawa State has refuted
media reports (The PUNCH not included) that the Emir of Mubi, Alhaji Abubakar
Ahmadu, left Mubi and his palace for Yola, following an attack by Boko Haram on
the town. The spokesperson for the council, who is also the Danruwata Mubi,
Chief John Elias, said at a news conference on Wednesday, that the Emirate was
dismayed by the report. Elias explained that the Emir who is the Amirul Hajj
for the 2014 Hajj operation for Adamawa State, went to Yola to meet members of
the delegation over preparation for the pilgrims.
Punch Newspaper
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